Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Carlton le Willows Academy; Carlton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlton le Willows Academy is seeking a HLTA to complement teachers' delivery of the curriculum and support staff, pupils and academy policies. You will assist with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes, and supervise classes during short-term absences.

The academy prioritises inclusion, pupil welfare and high academic achievement, offering a modern campus and a collaborative school community committed to student success.

Qualifications

• Experience as HLTA or teaching assistant preferred.
• Ability to assist planning, monitoring, and assessing.

Responsibilities

• Complement teachers' delivery of the curriculum.
• Assist with planning, monitoring, and managing resources.
• Supervise whole classes during short-term absences.
• Support pupils, teachers and the academy to raise standards.

Skills

Classroom support

Pupil welfare

Resource planning

Team collaboration

Education

HLTA qualification

Job description

As a HLTA, you will complement teachers' delivery of the curriculum and contribute to the development of other support staff, pupils and academy policies and strategies. You will work collaboratively with teaching staff and assist them in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. You will supervise whole classes during the short term absence of teachers. You will provide support to pupils, teachers and the academy in order to raise standards of achievement for all, by utilising your advanced levels of knowledge and skills when assisting with planning, monitoring, assessing and managing classes and to encourage pupils to become independent learners. You will provide support for pupil welfare and support the inclusion of pupils in all aspects of academy life.

Carlton le Willows Academy is a thriving and successful school committed to supporting the personal growth and academic success of all its students. Once you step through the doors you will find dedicated, enthusiastic staff working with committed and focused students, keen to achieve their very best.

An exciting place to learn, the Academy boasts a new state of the art building and a purpose built sixth form centre. Extensive refurbishment work in our West block has also seen the creation of brand new science labs and a suite of purpose built classrooms, all designed to ensure a bright future for the generations of students to come. On our large and leafy campus students also benefit from access to a number of grass football pitches, netball courts and a national standard table tennis centre, alongside a £1m football pavilion and all weather pitches.

The Carlton le Willows family is proud of our long standing record of academic achievement with students' results consistently placing us amongst the top performing schools in the county.

Carlton le Willows students know that they come to a happy school where discipline, hard work and learning go hand in hand with respect, courtesy and kindness., With a consistent record of high academic attainment, Carlton le Willows remains one of the top performing schools in the area, achieving the best ever results in the school's history this summer. Results for 2025 saw 85% of students achieve a Grade 4 or above in English and Maths, compared with a 65% national average. In total 69% of students secured a strong pass of a Grade 5 or above in those two core subjects, far exceeding the national average of 46% and meaning we are placed well above similar schools nationally.

A level students in our high performing sixth form also celebrated strong results with more than 91% of the cohort securing a place at their first choice university, retaining our reputation for academic excellence post 16.

Why join our academy?

Staff who work at Carlton le Willows have the chance to work in a friendly, supportive community in a school which is characterised by committed, capable staff who work collectively on behalf of students.